Stephen Anthony Guinan was born on 24 December 1975 and is an English former footballer who played as a striker for Nottingham Forest, Greensboro Dynamo, Darlington, Burnley, Crewe Alexandra, Halifax Town, Plymouth Argyle, Scunthorpe United, Cambridge United, Shrewsbury Town, Hereford United, Cheltenham Town, Northampton Town, Forest Green Rovers and Kidderminster Harriers.
24 Facts About Steve Guinan
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Steve Guinan was born in Birmingham and started his career as a trainee at Nottingham Forest.
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Steve Guinan signed his first professional contract in January 1993 but despite showing great promise, only appeared in seven first team matches, 4 in the Premier League, during a long spell at the City Ground.
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Steve Guinan was loaned out to a succession of clubs with varying degrees of success, he became a favourite at Plymouth Argyle in 1999 when he scored seven goals in eleven league matches.
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Steve Guinan appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Carlisle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.
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Steve Guinan scored on his debut for Scunthorpe United but his loan spell reportedly ended with manager Brian Laws relieving him of his tracksuit in the club car park after the player refused to stay on-loan for another month.
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Steve Guinan left Forest and signed for Cambridge United three days after his 24th birthday in December 1999.
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Steve Guinan ended up training with Exeter but was unable to sign for them due to a transfer embargo, and he signed for Shrewsbury Town in March 2002.
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Steve Guinan joined Hereford United in the summer of 2002 and enjoyed two successful seasons with the Conference side where he was top goalscorer in both seasons.
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Steve Guinan was an integral part of the side that finished one point behind Chester City in a record-breaking season, scoring 29 goals in 41 appearances.
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Steve Guinan scored 7 goals in 47 appearances in his first season at Whaddon Road as Cheltenham finished 14th in League Two.
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Steve Guinan later admitted that his goal was actually a cross and he had not meant to score.
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Steve Guinan subsequently returned to Hereford United, now in League Two, on loan and scored twice in his first match against Notts County.
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Steve Guinan returned for the run-in as Hereford gained promotion to League One with a match to spare.
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Steve Guinan scored his 50th league goal for Hereford on 23 August 2008 against Bristol Rovers.
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Steve Guinan has now scored 101 goals in his career.
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On 26 May 2009 it was announced that Steve Guinan had signed for Northampton Town.
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Steve Guinan was promoted to the senior team winning the British Universities Premier League in both 2012 and 2013, remaining undefeated in the league during both seasons.
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Steve Guinan is a UEFA Pro Licensed coach, has an honours degree in Sports Science, holds the League Managers Association's Diploma of Football Management and is a tutor delivering across the FA courses L1 through to L5.
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In March 2012, Steve Guinan was chosen to lead the England Universities team in the Home Nations tournament that took place the following month and furthered his international coaching experience with the appointment as Assistant Coach to the Great Britain Universities Football Squad at the World University Games in Russia, 2013.
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In 2019, Steve Guinan moved on from the PFA to the FA, continuing to work in coach development after accepting a position and having lead responsibility for the development and delivery of the Football Association's pathway for current and ex professional players who are transitioning from playing to coaching across the highest levels of the game.
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Steve Guinan played four times for what was then known as the England National Game XI in June 2004.
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Steve Guinan was England's top scorer with 3 goals as they finished third in the Four Nations Tournament in Scotland.
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Steve Guinan featured in a friendly against the United States which was his final match for the team.